Red Wilson

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: March 7, 1929 in Milwaukee, WI us

Died: August 8, 2014 in Fitchburg, WI

Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, WI

High School: Washington HS (Milwaukee, WI)

School: University of Wisconsin at Madison (Madison, WI)

Debut: September 22, 1951 (Age 22-199d, 10,854th in major league history)
vs. SLB 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1960 (Age 31-201d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Robert James Wilson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.6

1765

455

.258

206

RBI

189

OBP

.338

SLG

.355

OPS

.694

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	46-31 / in Starts: 42-27
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 11 bases loaded PA and 10 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 278 PAs	38
Actual Runners on Base	211 (104-67-40)
Avg. MLBer w/ 278 PAs	30
Avg. Runners on Base	175 (92-54-28)

Most Driven In
F Bolling	8
Self	7
R Boone	6
B Tuttle	5
B Kennedy	3
J Phillips	3
C Maxwell	3
J Small	2

Most Driven In By
H Kuenn	10
Self	7
J Phillips	6
F Bolling	2
B Hoeft	1
E Torgeson	1
C Maxwell	1
J Brideweser	1

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	218	11 (10)	May 1	DET	@	NYY	L,2-9	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						C
2	219	14 (2)	May 4	DET	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	8	1.31	-0.081	2.55	-0.09%	-0.58	C
3	220	17 (2)	May 6 (2)	DET	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	8	1.28	0.012	2.09	0.01%	-0.09	C
4	221	18	May 7	DET	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	8	1.75	-0.079	2.56	-0.07%	-0.40	C
5	222	22 (3)	May 12	DET		CHW	L,6-7	3-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.500	.917	6	.76	0.056	1.24	0.05%	0.52	PR C
6	223	23	May 13	DET		CHW	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.313	.375	.688	7	1.67	-0.166	2.38	-0.14%	-2.14	C
7	224	24	May 15	DET		BOS	W,6-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.313	.375	.688	6						C
8	225	26 (1)	May 18	DET		BAL	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.263	.263	.316	.579	8	1.59	-0.005	1.73	0.00%	0.26	C
9	226	27	May 19	DET		BAL	L,4-5	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.273	.300	.573	8	1.22	-0.016	1.52	-0.01%	-0.14	C
10	227	28	May 20 (1)	DET		WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.269	.375	.644	8	1.43	0.194	1.37	0.11%	1.08	C
11	228	30 (1)	May 22	DET		NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.267	.464	.731	8	1.89	0.300	2.60	0.25%	0.21	C
12	229	31	May 23	DET		NYY	L,5-13	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.294	.433	.727	8	.46	0.058	.79	0.06%	0.56	C
13	230	37 (5)	May 28	DET	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.289	.412	.701	8	1.19	0.026	1.19	0.02%	-0.06	C
14	231	39 (1)	May 30 (2)	DET	@	KCA	W,5-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.268	.378	.647	8	.80	-0.062	.97	-0.05%	-0.46	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	232	40	Jun 1	DET	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.225	.289	.400	.689	8	.38	0.041	.68	0.04%	0.39	C
16	233	41	Jun 3 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.327	.419	.745	8	.74	0.062	1.53	0.08%	0.82	C
17	234	48 (6)	Jun 10 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.308	.391	.699	7	.51	-0.070	1.20	-0.10%	-1.75	C
18	235	59 (10)	Jun 22	DET		BAL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.315	.396	.711	7	.92	0.027	.63	0.01%	0.24	C
19	236	61 (1)	Jun 24 (2)	DET		BAL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.316	.380	.696	7	1.58	-0.084	.74	-0.02%	-0.49	C
20	237	63 (1)	Jun 26	DET		WSH	T,2-2	CG(5)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.322	.385	.707	7	.74	-0.020	.20	0.00%	-0.11	C
21	238	64	Jun 27	DET		WSH	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.323	.382	.704	7	1.13	-0.022	.27	0.00%	0.05	C
22	239	65	Jun 28	DET	@	KCA	W,4-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.333	.379	.713	8	.76	0.006	.13	0.00%	0.91	C
23	240	66	Jun 29	DET	@	KCA	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.242	.314	.355	.669	8	.81	-0.114	.18	-0.02%	-1.46	C
24	241	67	Jun 30	DET	@	KCA	W,14-2	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.246	.307	.400	.707	8	.66	0.125	.17	0.02%	1.51	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	242	68	Jul 1	DET	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.329	.403	.732	8	1.76	0.043	.53	0.01%	0.49	C
26	243	69	Jul 2	DET		CHW	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.254	.325	.394	.720	8	.74	0.029	.21	0.01%	-0.03	C
27	244	71 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	DET		CLE	L,4-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.322	.378	.700	8	1.76	-0.099	.21	-0.01%	-0.80	C
28	245	74 (2)	Jul 6	DET	@	CHW	L,0-14	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.240	.341	.373	.714	8	.26	0.045	.02	0.00%	1.47	C
29	246	77 (2)	Jul 8 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.253	.354	.380	.734	8	.60	0.059	.04	0.00%	1.60	C
30	247	78	Jul 12	DET	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.350	.366	.716	8	.52	-0.015	.03	0.00%	-0.15	C
31	248	79	Jul 13	DET	@	WSH	L,11-12	5-GF	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.363	.381	.744	6	1.51	0.162	.10	0.01%	1.45	C
32	249	80	Jul 14	DET	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.374	.379	.753	8	.83	0.078	.04	0.00%	0.79	C
33	250	81	Jul 15 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,2-7	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.258	.369	.371	.740	8	.96	-0.017	.05	0.00%	-0.06	C
34	251	85 (3)	Jul 18 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.258	.365	.387	.752	7	.76	0.088	.03	0.00%	0.72	C
35	252	86	Jul 19	DET	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.258	.361	.381	.743	7	.90	-0.055	.05	0.00%	-1.26	C
36	253	91 (4)	Jul 24 (2)	DET		BAL	L,5-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.358	.378	.736	8	1.68	-0.043	.01	0.00%	-0.81	C
37	254	93 (1)	Jul 26	DET		BAL	L,6-11	GS-8	3	3	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267	.366	.406	.772	8	1.38	0.143	.01	0.00%	1.61	C
38	255	94	Jul 27	DET		WSH	W,5-4	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.370	.398	.768	8	.98	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.29	C
39	256	96 (1)	Jul 29 (1)	DET		WSH	W,6-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.374	.425	.799	8	.42	0.068	.00	0.00%	2.16	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
40	257	101 (4)	Aug 2	DET		BOS	L,3-18	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.370	.413	.783	8	.56	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.91	C
41	258	102	Aug 3	DET		NYY	W,10-4	CG	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.386	.414	.800	8	.42	-0.006	.00	0.00%	0.77	C
42	259	103	Aug 4	DET		NYY	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.386	.414	.800	6						C
43	260	105 (1)	Aug 6	DET		CLE	W,9-0	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.396	.416	.812	8	.55	0.091	.00	0.00%	2.02	C
44	261	108 (2)	Aug 9	DET		KCA	L,3-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.263	.393	.412	.805	8	.99	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.55	C
45	262	111 (2)	Aug 12	DET		CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.383	.398	.781	8	.43	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.78	C
46	263	114 (2)	Aug 16	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.379	.393	.773	8	.97	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.34	C
47	264	115	Aug 17	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.258	.385	.403	.788	8	2.10	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.55	C
48	265	117 (1)	Aug 19 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.377	.394	.771	8	.68	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.53	C
49	266	120 (2)	Aug 22	DET	@	WSH	W,9-5	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.258	.378	.394	.772	8	.18	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.65	C
50	267	122 (1)	Aug 24	DET	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.381	.404	.785	8	1.14	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.10	C
51	268	123	Aug 25	DET	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.382	.400	.782	8	.93	0.070	.00	0.00%	0.50	C
52	269	125 (1)	Aug 26 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.273	.390	.406	.795	8	.71	0.084	.00	0.00%	0.98	C
53	270	126	Aug 28	DET	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.392	.408	.800	8	.49	0.082	.00	0.00%	1.45	C
54	271	128 (1)	Aug 31	DET		KCA	W,6-1	6-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.393	.416	.810	8	.29	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.56	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
55	272	129	Sep 1	DET		KCA	W,6-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.396	.411	.806	8	.50	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.31	C
56	273	130	Sep 2	DET		KCA	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.395	.416	.810	8	1.80	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.36	C
57	274	131	Sep 3 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,11-8	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.395	.430	.825	8	.48	0.166	.00	0.00%	0.81	C
58	275	132	Sep 3 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.393	.428	.821	8	1.26	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.24	C
59	276	133	Sep 4	DET	@	CHW	L,4-11	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.278	.390	.432	.822	8	.76	0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.05	C
60	277	134	Sep 6	DET	@	KCA	W,6-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.279	.392	.448	.841	8	.39	0.087	.00	0.00%	0.62	C
61	278	135	Sep 7	DET	@	KCA	W,12-8	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.388	.447	.835	8	1.15	0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.76	C
62	279	136	Sep 8	DET	@	KCA	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.387	.462	.849	8	.82	0.089	.00	0.00%	0.51	C
63	280	137	Sep 9	DET	@	KCA	W,7-3	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.387	.455	.842	8	1.56	-0.155	.00	0.00%	-0.92	C
64	281	138	Sep 11	DET		WSH	W,12-0	CG	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.396	.455	.851	8	.27	0.046	.00	0.00%	1.20	C
65	282	140 (1)	Sep 13	DET		WSH	W,7-2	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.403	.464	.867	8	.91	0.112	.00	0.00%	1.59	C
66	283	142 (1)	Sep 15	DET		NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.404	.470	.875	8	1.31	0.251	.00	0.00%	0.97	C
67	284	143	Sep 16 (1)	DET		BOS	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.406	.468	.874	8	2.00	-0.029	.00	0.00%	0.07	C
68	285	144	Sep 16 (2)	DET		BOS	W,8-4	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.403	.463	.866	8	2.22	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-1.03	PH C
69	286	145	Sep 18	DET		BAL	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.400	.459	.859	8	.30	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.54	C
70	287	146	Sep 19	DET		BAL	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.393	.449	.843	8	.47	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-1.29	C
71	288	147	Sep 21	DET		CLE	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.391	.446	.837	8	.75	0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.27	C
72	289	148	Sep 22	DET		CLE	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.390	.444	.834	8	1.15	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.39	C
73	290	149	Sep 23	DET		CLE	W,11-1	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.395	.448	.842	8	.35	0.075	.00	0.00%	1.16	C
74	291	150	Sep 24	DET		CHW	L,11-14	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.398	.465	.864	8	.42	0.002	.00	0.00%	1.86	C
75	292	151	Sep 25	DET		CHW	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.394	.459	.853	8	1.31	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-0.78	C
76	293	152	Sep 26	DET		CHW	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.396	.457	.853	8	.38	0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.21	C
77	294	153	Sep 28	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.399	.460	.858	8	1.50	0.112	.00	0.00%	1.47	C
78	295	154	Sep 29	DET	@	CLE	W,9-1	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.289	.393	.452	.844	8	.48	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-2.31	C
							46-31		278	228	32	66	12	2	7	38	42	7	18	0	3	5	7	6	2	1	.289	.393	.452	.844		.90	1.074	.36	0.16%	9.55

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